Augusta State Medical Prison
Augusta State Medical Prison is located in Grovetown on the County lines of Columbia [County, Georgia|Columbia County] and Richmond County in Georgia, United States. It houses male and rarely female inmates; the capacity is 1326. It was constructed in 1982 and opened in 1983. It is a Close Security Prison. Augusta was one of the 7 prisons involved in the 2010 Georgia prison strike.
Notable Inmates
- Hemy Neuman - Murdered Rusty Sneiderman in November 2010 in the parking lot of his son's preschool while dropping him off.
- Gregory Johns McMichael - One out of three men convicted in the Murder of [Ahmaud Arbery].